Top 100 songs for September 15, 1979
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1979 and the 1970s.
This week’s No. 1 is “My Sharona” by The Knack. Meanwhile, “Dirty White Boy” by Foreigner rises from No. 65 to No. 50. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Dirty White Boy — Foreignerup 15 places, No. 65 → No. 50
- Good Girls Don't — The Knackup 12 places, No. 61 → No. 49
- Hold On — Ian Gommup 12 places, No. 71 → No. 59
New to this week’s Top 10
- Sail On — CommodoresNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Dependin' On You — The Doobie BrothersNo. 37
- Ain't That A Shame — Cheap TrickNo. 38
- Dim All The Lights — Donna SummerNo. 39
First-week entries
- Hell On Wheels — CherNo. 81
- Plain Jane — Sammy HagarNo. 87
- Rainbow Connection — Kermit (Jim Henson)No. 88
- Beautiful Girls — Van HalenNo. 89
- All Things Are Possible — Dan PeekNo. 90
- If You Want It — NiteflyteNo. 92
- You Stepped Into My Life — Wayne NewtonNo. 98
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.